first en counted my first Maltese bus in 1972 when we moved to Malta as my father was posted there as he was in the Royal Navy. They were old even back then. Unique ride, sight and sound. Always remember being prompted to give up my seat for the nuns. Back in the 1970's they had different colours for different areas of the island. Malta lost some of its charm and history when the buses went. Its good to have our memories.
Great Job - Enjoyed watching your vid.... Glad these vid were made for us Maltese in malta and us overseas will bring lots of found memories although some time - arriva will never replace these old buses - the problems with the drivers was too long dealing with the public
Hi Charles Muscat, i just saw this video i know it's kind of late but never too late...brought back a lot of memories very nice indeed especially the music my favorite love Demis Roussos thanks.
Watch this video clip....it's just great. Notwithstanding our continuous moans on various issues I think we will all miss the old busses.....after all they are part of our heritage!!! Its a pity that some of these busses especially the really old ones will not be seen on our roads anymore, after all they were an attraction to many tourists!!
Excellent and very evocative video. Malta will never be the same without these amazing old vehicles, but it's good to know that several have been preserved and restored to near enough their original condition.
Modern buses were needed but a pity that some of the old buses could not be kept when my late wife was in a wheelchair because she could only walk a short distance the buses brought such joy to her and ALL the drivers were fantastic something I will always remember
I remember the Malta buses - light gree and cream when I was there. It wasn't unsual to see a shrine to Our Lady immediately behind the drivers' cubicle. Women would get-on the bus, pull-out some rosary-beads from thier pocket and would start praying - to get some credit "in", in-time for judgement day. That was a fairly common sight. The bus drivers would often have an elaborate stereo-system installed so you had entertainment as you journeyed, and many of the buses had windscreens that opened fully which resulted in a gorgeous breeze going thru the bus as it went-along. If only Britain with its very poorly-ventilated buses would follow suit. (bus companies please take note - Arriva, Unobus etc. I remember riding on buses in Malta that were so old, they had "Vauxhall" written on them, hence, they were pre-Bedford. There were some Commers too. The bus drivers used to "coast" down hills to help to cool-off the engine. They considered the engine overheating to be more important than the brakes overheating and failing. I also remember refuse-collecting being done during the cool of each night at around 3am (similar in France ' street-cleaning starts at 1am). Malta has huge similarities with Morocco and Algeria. Not quite in Africa, nonetheless, there are a very strong african-influences.
& the nearly new buses that replaced them didn't have airconditioning either,they were made for London & didn't work there,maybe they'd work in Milton Keynes or somewhere like that
Listen all foreigners, it's true that the old malta buses were nice but they had no air conditioning, also the drivers were idiots. The maltese can't keep those buses just so tourists can enjoy them. They needed a better service.
@cmx41 naqbel mieghek sieheb. min jaf kemm tlajtom dawk listaffef biex niccekja l biljetti u jidher it truck li tghallimt fuqu biex nitla ghal special license. harja f wiccom ghal sena ta kultura maltija li sfumat fix xejn.
first en counted my first Maltese bus in 1972 when we moved to Malta as my father was posted there as he was in the Royal Navy. They were old even back then. Unique ride, sight and sound. Always remember being prompted to give up my seat for the nuns. Back in the 1970's they had different colours for different areas of the island. Malta lost some of its charm and history when the buses went. Its good to have our memories.
Great Job - Enjoyed watching your vid.... Glad these vid were made for us Maltese in malta and us overseas will bring lots of found memories although some time - arriva will never replace these old buses - the problems with the drivers was too long dealing with the public
I will miss the old buses.especially the really old ones. the more modern ones were old britsh single dekker buses..shame they gone.,
Hi Charles Muscat, i just saw this video i know it's kind of late but never too late...brought back
a lot of memories very nice indeed especially the music my favorite love Demis Roussos thanks.
Beautifully produced.
Watch this video clip....it's just great. Notwithstanding our continuous moans on various issues I think we will all miss the old busses.....after all they are part of our heritage!!! Its a pity that some of these busses especially the really old ones will not be seen on our roads anymore, after all they were an attraction to many tourists!!
Great video. Austin Gatt and Gonzi grazzi talli qridu wahda mil-isbah affarjiet li kellma Maltin.
Excellent and very evocative video. Malta will never be the same without these amazing old vehicles, but it's good to know that several have been preserved and restored to near enough their original condition.
Modern buses were needed but a pity that some of the old buses could not be kept when my late wife was in a wheelchair because she could only walk a short distance the buses brought such joy to her and ALL the drivers were fantastic something I will always remember
I remember the Malta buses - light gree and cream when I was there. It wasn't unsual to see a shrine to Our Lady immediately behind the drivers' cubicle. Women would get-on the bus, pull-out some rosary-beads from thier pocket and would start praying - to get some credit "in", in-time for judgement day. That was a fairly common sight.
The bus drivers would often have an elaborate stereo-system installed so you had entertainment as you journeyed, and many of the buses had windscreens that opened fully which resulted in a gorgeous breeze going thru the bus as it went-along.
If only Britain with its very poorly-ventilated buses would follow suit. (bus companies please take note - Arriva, Unobus etc.
I remember riding on buses in Malta that were so old, they had "Vauxhall" written on them, hence, they were pre-Bedford. There were some Commers too.
The bus drivers used to "coast" down hills to help to cool-off the engine. They considered the engine overheating to be more important than the brakes overheating and failing.
I also remember refuse-collecting being done during the cool of each night at around 3am (similar in France ' street-cleaning starts at 1am).
Malta has huge similarities with Morocco and Algeria. Not quite in Africa, nonetheless, there are a very strong african-influences.
will miss the busses but not some of their drivers!!!
You're kidding. Are the old buses not there anymore? It's half the reason I just booked Malta for our family holiday.
& the nearly new buses that replaced them didn't have airconditioning either,they were made for London & didn't work there,maybe they'd work in Milton Keynes or somewhere like that
Listen all foreigners, it's true that the old malta buses were nice but they had no air conditioning, also the drivers were idiots. The maltese can't keep those buses just so tourists can enjoy them. They needed a better service.
@borg52637 That's true. What is their problem?!
Great post, but change your music to Tony Gauci
They didn't. They kept about 5 of the oldest ones.
@cmx41 naqbel mieghek sieheb. min jaf kemm tlajtom dawk listaffef biex niccekja l biljetti u jidher it truck li tghallimt fuqu biex nitla ghal special license. harja f wiccom ghal sena ta kultura maltija li sfumat fix xejn.
Malta lost a part of it's face
Well done indeed! Gonna miss them so much! Check out my video I just uploaded on my channel on our buses! Regards and keep it up :)
I hate to say this but,it's good that they've gone,besides,most of those buses are trash